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What really obvious thing have you only just realised?

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  • #752
    irish_stevo815
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,609 ✭✭✭irish_stevo815


    old hippy wrote: »

    That reminds me, didn't Phoebe have a twin sister who also played the same character in another sitcom?
    Wasn't her sister also played by Lisa Kudrow, who plays Phoebe, as they were twins


  • #753
    Allyall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,381 ✭✭✭✭Allyall


    old hippy wrote: »
    That reminds me, didn't Phoebe have a twin sister who also played the same character in another sitcom?
    miamee wrote: »
    Yep, she was the ditzy waitress in Mad About You - also called Ursula Buffay http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_About_You#Regular_guests
    irish_stevo815 wrote: »
    Wasn't her sister also played by Lisa Kudrow, who plays Phoebe, as they were twins


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recurring_characters_in_Friends#Ursula_Buffay
    Ursula Buffay

    Ursula Pamela Buffay (Lisa Kudrow)—Phoebe's identical twin. Kudrow originated the role of Ursula in the sitcom Mad About You, playing her as an inept waitress at Riff's who frequently forgets orders.[m 1] She first appears in Friends in "The One with Two Parts":[e 31] Chandler and Joey are eating at Riff's and mistake Ursula for Phoebe. Joey becomes attracted to Ursula and they start dating. Ursula tells Phoebe that she is bored with Joey, so Phoebe pretends to be her sister to let Joey down gently. In the same episode, Helen Hunt and Leila Kenzle cameo as their Mad About You characters Jamie Buchman and Fran Devanow, in a scene where they mistake Phoebe for Ursula in Central Perk. Ursula next appears briefly in "The One with the Jam",[e 45] where she is being stalked by a man (David Arquette) who mistakes Phoebe for her. In "The One with the Jellyfish"[e 46] Phoebe tells Ursula that she has met their birth mother, but Ursula already knows about her. In "The One Where Chandler Can't Cry",[e 47] Phoebe starts getting unwanted attention from men, and discovers that Ursula is starring in pornographic films using Phoebe's name. Phoebe gets revenge by claiming Ursula's fees and embarrassing her many male fans. Flashbacks in "The One Where They All Turn Thirty"[e 48] reveal that Ursula sold Phoebe's birth certificate to a Swedish runaway, and that both sisters are 31, not 30. In "The One with the Halloween Party",[e 49] Ursula introduces Phoebe to Eric (Sean Penn), her fiancé. Phoebe is horrified that Ursula has told Eric that she is a teacher, a member of the Peace Corps, a non-smoker, and attends a church group (all lies). The series finale of Mad About You, set 22 years into the future, reveals that after a successful porn career, Ursula becomes Governor of New York.[m 2]


  • #754
    pitythefool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 716 ✭✭✭pitythefool


    Patchy~ wrote: »
    You could kinda do that with anything though - e.g. when people are like "omg, underground is the ONLY word that starts and ends with und!". Like, fridge is the only word that begins with fri and ends with dge...:pac: The one that always got me is that EVERY word has a vowel pretty much, except for sky.

    Also, an obvious realization: your username is pronounced like sarcasm. :o

    I just realised that even when people on Boards totally miss the point, people will still thank them for their quote out of neediness


  • #755
    pitythefool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 716 ✭✭✭pitythefool


    Patchy~ wrote: »
    It seems the mind-blowing realizations never end! :pac:

    shy


  • #756
    im invisible
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,372 ✭✭✭im invisible


    SoapMcTavish wrote: »
    I had thought that MILF was an acronym for Middle Income Large Family.
    that was the first internet acronym i learned, before i knew what 'LOL' or brb, or even c u l8r meant


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  • #757
    Cliona99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 374 ✭✭Cliona99


    emeraldstar wrote: »
    Ditto with "alot". Ick.

    (I've just realised how people quote other people!)

    This is for everyone who hates "alot"

    http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.ie/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html


  • #758
    intellectual dosser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,851 ✭✭✭intellectual dosser


    Christopher Walken is the dancer in the Fatboy Slim video for Weapon Of Choice.

    Jaysis it was pretty feckin obvious.


  • #759
    pitythefool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 716 ✭✭✭pitythefool


    im invisible wrote: »
    that was the first internet acronym i learned, before i knew what 'LOL' or brb, or even c u l8r meant

    one of the girls text me before saying "what eva"

    i replieied "why did you just call me Eva"


  • #760
    Czarcasm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,076 ✭✭✭✭Czarcasm


    Not sure if totally obvious, but the phrase "fanny adams" was actually a real person! I had no idea, and no idea of the history of the phrase either-

    SPOILERED. IT'S A BIT GRUESOME AND MAY NOT BE SUITABLE READING FOR SOME:

    From here: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanny_Adams


    In 1869 new rations of tinned mutton were introduced for British seamen. They were unimpressed by it, and decided it must be the butchered remains of Fanny Adams. The way her body had been strewn over a wide area presumably encouraged speculation that parts of her had been found at the Royal Navy victualling yard in Deptford, which was a large facility which included stores, a bakery and an abattoir.

    "Fanny Adams" became slang for mutton[6] or stew and then for anything worthless – from which comes the current use of "sweet Fanny Adams" (or just "sweet F.A.") to mean "nothing at all". It can be seen as a euphemism for "**** all" – which means the same.


  • #761
    Squaredude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,206 ✭✭✭Squaredude


    Czarcasm wrote: »
    Not sure if totally obvious, but the phrase "fanny adams" was actually a real person! I had no idea, and no idea of the history of the phrase either-
    Somebody was watching countdown today!


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  • #762
    Czarcasm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,076 ✭✭✭✭Czarcasm


    Squaredude wrote: »
    Somebody was watching countdown today!


    I'll be watching it more often too, I knew Carol Voderman had left it, but the new girl- WOW! :D


  • #763
    juan.kerr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭juan.kerr


    Fact Hunt is very similar to fat **nt.


  • #764
    Squ
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭Squ


    KeithM89 has closed his account!

    What happened there?


  • #765
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Squ wrote: »
    KeithM89 has closed his account!

    What happened there?

    *looks at join date*

    HI KEITH, WANT ATTENTION??!!

    *big wave*


  • #766
    Squ
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭Squ


    Omackeral wrote: »

    *looks at join date*

    HI KEITH, WANT ATTENTION??!!

    *big wave*
    Good answer, omackeral, your back in play.


  • #767
    Sinfonia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,854 ✭✭✭Sinfonia


    lounakin wrote: »
    I realised a while ago but it came as a surprise that the juiceboxes 'sqeeze' have the 'u' squeezed out!
    Doesn't have the 'e' at the end either; it's just 'Sqeez'!
    nicklauski wrote: »
    Bunch of friends from New York, aslways hang out at the same place (mc Clarens/Central Perk), ones a ladies man (Joey/Barney), the other has a fairly boring job by their standards (Ross/Ted), 2 of them get married (Chandler Monica/potentially Barney & Robin)
    I'm sure there is way more coincidental incidents :)

    Yes.. Yes, 'coincidental'...

    <_<

    >_>


  • #768
    Namlub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,298 ✭✭✭Namlub


    juan.kerr wrote: »
    Fact Hunt is very similar to fat **nt.

    No it isn't.


  • #769
    Mysteriouschic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,391 ✭✭✭Mysteriouschic


    I didn't notice there was a "P" in Raspberry until now I always thought it was "Rasberry" .


  • #770
    dwellondreams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭dwellondreams


    That creme eggs actually look like soft boiled eggs inside. Honestly did not even give them a second thought until I saw a poster for them last week.

    Also that the subway is named so because it's "sub" the "way".


  • #771
    Boombastic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,496 ✭✭✭Boombastic


    dwellondreams wrote: »
    ....................................

    Also that the subway is named so because it's "sub" the "way".

    'sub' the 'way'...what on earth does that mean? I thought it was because they started the business selling at the Subway stations


    Edit: I just realised you mean the train, I was referring to the sandwiches (which I was wrong about)...off to google for me :D


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  • #772
    El Guapo!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,440 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    Probably not a really obvious one but I only figured out that Emily Deschanel (the main actress in the TV show Bones) is Zooey Deschanels sister.
    The surname really should've gave it away!


  • #773
    Allyall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,381 ✭✭✭✭Allyall


    dwellondreams wrote: »
    That creme eggs actually look like soft boiled eggs inside. Honestly did not even give them a second thought until I saw a poster for them last week.

    Also that the subway is named so because it's "sub" the "way".

    I thought it was the rolls were called submarines or something?:confused:

    I still don't get the "sub the Way" reference :o


  • #774
    Boombastic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,496 ✭✭✭Boombastic


    Allyall wrote: »
    I thought it was the rolls were called submarines or something?:confused:

    I still don't get the "sub the Way" reference :o

    Yes correct Submarine sandwiches - That's my knowledge expanded for today:D


    I don't get the other reference either and google doesn't want to tell me:(


  • #775
    Dick Turnip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 990 ✭✭✭Dick Turnip


    Boombastic wrote: »
    The United Kingdom is the only country in the world that doesn't print the name of the issuing country on it's stamps


    Americans celebrate Thanksgiving in November, Canadians celebrate it in October

    Neither could be classed as really obvious though in fairness, especially the stamp one.


  • #776
    Boombastic
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,496 ✭✭✭Boombastic


    Dick Turnip wrote: »
    Neither could be classed as really obvious though in fairness, especially the stamp one.

    It is if you're a stamp collector looking at your collection:p

    I always though there was only 1 thanksgiving, same as we have 1 christmas


  • #777
    Czarcasm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,076 ✭✭✭✭Czarcasm


    Dean09 wrote: »
    Probably not a really obvious one but I only figured out that Emily Deschanel (the main actress in the TV show Bones) is Zooey Deschanels sister.
    The surname really should've gave it away!


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=82361418&postcount=159





    Any excuse really! :D


  • #778
    dwellondreams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14 ✭dwellondreams


    Allyall wrote: »
    I thought it was the rolls were called submarines or something?:confused:

    I still don't get the "sub the Way" reference :o


    Oh I meant the underground trains in new york, not the sandwiches! As in they're below (sub) the ground :P


  • #779
    El Guapo!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,440 ✭✭✭✭El Guapo!


    Czarcasm wrote: »


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=82361418&postcount=159





    Any excuse really! :D

    Emily is much hotter than Zooey imo!


  • #780
    Dick Turnip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 990 ✭✭✭Dick Turnip


    For fans of Arrested Development....

    A full year after watching all 3 series it just struck me one day that when the narrator talks about "George Michael and his cousin Maeby" that Maeby is a play on maybe, as in the actual blood relationship between the two is questionable.

    I love that show. So many jokes I only picked up on second viewing.


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  • #781
    Paz-CCFC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,529 ✭✭✭Paz-CCFC


    I just realised that the phrase "strike while the iron is hot", refers to using a weapon that's just been made by the blacksmith (ie, the iron is still hot). I never really put any thought into it and just assumed that it referred to an electric iron...why you'd want to strike someone with an iron right after pressing your clothes never crossed my mind. :o


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